WiMax Hits 100 mph on Rails to Brighton 250
judgecorp writes "T-Mobile has put a Wi-Fi service on the London to Brighton Express commuter service. It uses WiMax (ok, pre-WiMax) for the uplink, and is cheap enough to put on any other long-distance rail service. One interesting thing is that they didn't need to wait for next year's "mobile" WiMax version: the system can handover between base stations at 100mph, using today's pre-WiMax (802.16d) products. The only drawback - in June the free trial ends, and we'll have to pay T-Mobile's high Wi-Fi charges."
Trains (Score:4, Funny)
NEVER!!!
100 mph? (Score:4, Funny)
In a battle between WiMax and Doppler shift, I'm putting my money on Doppler.
How queer... (Score:3, Funny)
Since when has Brighton been a "high-tech media-savvy remote suburb of London"? As far as I'm aware, the only thing Brighton's particularly renowned (infamous) for is its status as the UK's San Francisco...
100mph? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Trains (Score:5, Funny)
And, of course, since private enterprise is always much more efficient than public ownership, that's why today the railways are now safe, clean, cheap and reliable.
Re:Demand should lead supply (Score:5, Funny)
Besides the rust holes on the roof improve the WiMax signal reception.
I've recently figured out why the South East is sticking to the ancient third rail system in use, despite the low maximum speed possible using it. It's so when we finally become a fully fledged third world country people will be able to ride on the roof of trains, just like you see in travel documentaries.
Re:Trains (Score:2, Funny)
Re:100mph? (Score:3, Funny)
Three Bridges (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Demand should lead supply (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Trains (Score:1, Funny)
And it often takes longer to buy the ticket than to make the journey (eg Finsbury Park to Welwyn Garden City - 30 minutes queue for ticket, 30 minutes journey time - if the wind is blowing the right way, and the driver was not abducted by aliens.)
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Ohh, the diodes in my left leg
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Re:How queer... (Score:2, Funny)